Referred in Senate

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1512 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1512

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 AN ACT

 To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews
   and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan
                              Guidelines.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Assurance Implementation
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED REPORTING REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF STATE TAIWAN

SEC. 2. INCREASED REPORTING REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF STATE TAIWAN
              GUIDELINES.

Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of

Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of
title III of division FF of Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 3100) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and any successor
        document or related document that includes guidance on
        relations with Taiwan'' after ``memorandum''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Periodic Reviews and Updated Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--For as long as the Department of State
        maintains guidance that governs relations with Taiwan as
        described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall--
                    ``(A) not less than every five years, conduct a
                review of the Department of State's guidance that
                governs relations with Taiwan, including the periodic
                memorandum entitled, `Guidelines on Relations with
                Taiwan' and related documents, and reissue such
                guidance to executive branch departments and agencies;
                and
                    ``(B) not later than 90 days after completing a
                review required by paragraph (1)(A), submit an updated
                report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
                Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
                House of Representatives.
            ``(2) Matters to be included.--The updated reports required
        under paragraph (1)(B) shall include--
                    ``(A) all the information required under subsection
                (c); and
                    ``(B) a description of how the updated guidance
                meets the goals and objectives described in subsection
                (b).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.